Apparently the show is compelled to demonstrate over
and over that Victor is great and powerful and that
even if his children abandon him he can still
control their every move. I'm surprised he didn't
demand that Nikki show up for the big announcement
as well. You would think that Victoria and Nicholas
would have told him that unless he was on his death
bed he could tell them whatever he had to say over
the phone. But that wouldn't stroke Victor's ego the
way this show seems
to demand, hence that ridiculous command
performance.
Nonetheless, Victor remains the driving force for
Nikki no matter how many times he beats her down and
trashes her. News of his engagement propelled Nikki
into an ill advised rush to the altar despite the
many signs sent her way advising against such a
move. This included a rather comical commercial
flight to Mexico that included a sick, coughing,
snoring woman with a cat on the flight with her and
David. I can't be alone in feeling sorry for the
cat. If they wanted us to relate to Nikki they
should have stuck an inattentive mother and four
screaming brats in the seat behind her. Then we'd
know how she felt. Throw in a copy of Restless Style
magazine in the back of the chair to seal the
misery.
So now she's Nikki Chow I guess. Sounds like
something they feed the hogs up in Iowa. You know,
with those juxtaposed scenes of Nikki and David with
Victor and Sabrina, it seems like the show is
pushing the agenda that Victor and Nikki are still
supposed to be together, somehow. Didn't Victor
basically call Nikki a whore and do everything
possible to make sure she wound up on the streets
without a dime to her name? Now that's what I call
romance.
And if the broken elevator of contrivance wasn't
enough to convince you that Nikki and Victor will
forever be married, if only in scenes together, then
beware. Nikki apparently has an issue with
claustrophobia. Small spaces frighten her. Maybe
that's because the last time she was trapped in a
confined space she shot a kid dead. Look out.
You know, if Victor has exotic, 30 something French
women throwing themselves at him, I don't see why
Katherine can't have a boy toy. She's wealthy too,
after all. Shouldn't she have some young stud
following her around, telling her how lucky he is to
have found her, and praising her sagging flesh
everywhere she goes? Seems to me there's a double
standard going on here.
Wow, Daniel really missed his calling in life. That
picture he drew of Amber was of professional
portrait quality. I had no idea he had such artistic
talent. He shouldn't be wasting his future at some
dumb magazine as a photographer's flunky, he should
be combining his interests and abilities into
something that can be both rewarding and fulfilling.
Daniel, I have two words for you: pornographic
comics. Think about it.
Oh Karen, we hardly knew ye. From campaign manager
to cosmetics division runner to aspiring lounge
singer, it was apparent all along that this woman
had far more to offer than Genoa City could ever
take. Her only mistake was getting involved with
Neil Winters, as the women in his life seldom fare
well. She should count herself lucky she's getting
out alive instead of going over a cliff, never to be
found again, let alone searched for. Now Neil can
commiserate with Paul and Brad over the fact that
women vanish on them and wonder why.
I just want to know, what crawled up Devon's ass and
died? Is this kid never happy? He's got to be the
most miserable, nasty, grouchy person in town. He's
Old Man Potter as a youth. And is he a eunuch? He's
got Chloe drunk off her ass and willing to throw
herself at anything that moves, and all Devon can do
is scowl at her. He's certainly not getting any
action anywhere else, and little wonder why. Not
unless he inherited Daniel's porn stash, anyway.
So why exactly is Gloria poor? Isn't she a vice
president at Jabot, and isn't she surely making six
figures there? It's not as if she has a mortgage,
she lives at the athletic club. If this is the
show's idea of making Gloria pay for her sins we
should all be so lucky. God forbid I should ever
have to give up my millions to live in a cardboard
box on the street when I've got a solid income that
guarantees I have a comfortable life. I sense that
the people who write this show think it takes more
than 50 millions dollars to have a decent standard
of living. Which would seem to explain their
inability to connect with a wider
audience.
